The Composer's Opinion

Question:  Would the original composer of a musical piece be flattered to see other musicians performing their work, or slightly annoyed? For example, I wonder how musicians feel about their tribute bands, if they have any.

From what we have discussed in class, I have realized that different musicians will no doubt have different opinions about other musicians performing their work. I would like to believe, however, that most musicians would be flattered, rather than annoyed, by seeing people perform their work. I also wondered in my question how these musicians feel about their tribute bands, if they have any. I think the musicians should be, and probably are in most cases, flattered by this. They are called "tribute" bands, after all. They are performing as a tribute to the original band, which they must truly idolize to put their time into forming a tribute band. 

As we also discussed in class, some musicians might even believe that some covers of their songs are actually better than their original versions. In class we discussed an interview with Paul McCartney. When asked how he felt about other musicians performing his music, he said that he enjoys it, when it's performed well. If it isn't performed well, however, he doesn't enjoy it. Overall, if someone as successful as Paul McCartney is flattered by musicians performing his work, then I assume most other musicians don't mind that much either.